Today we got up and had our breakfast of bagels, cereal, juice and bananas. We checked out of Harborview Inn in Seward and started on our way north to Wasilla.
As we were driving we saw a moose running alongside the road right next to us! Took a lot of pictures of him as he left the roadway, jumped into the river and continued running on the other side. We were up close and personal to a very large animal!
Just out of Seward we stopped at Exit Glacier and did some gentle hiking to the Glacier. On the way down we stopped at the riverbed of the water melting off the glacier. Mike and I took our shoes off and stepped into the icy waters – colder than Lake Superior!
When we got to Wasilla we went to the Iditarod Headquarters as the entire Flodin family has been involved in the Iditarod for years. We got cart rides through the woods behind a team of dogs, and then went inside the headquarters to learn lots about the Iditarod and see many of the trophies and bios of the mushers.
After that we were invited to Paul's niece and goddaughter Julia and her husband Ray Redington's home in Wasilla for a delicious dinner of Moose stew with snacks of moose sausage. They have approximately 50 sled dogs and 9 puppies, and two small children, Isaac and Ellen. They breed, train, sell, lease, and race the dogs. Julia and Ray met in the Jr. Iditarod, and Ray races every year in the Iditarod, finishing 7th this past spring.
Be sure to follow the Iditarod next year!
Be sure to follow the Iditarod next year!
That moose picture is awesome!!! Where is the gun when you need it!! :)
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